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Re: Major security risk in the unlock pattern for Android devices



From: Brian Altenhofel <brian altenhofel com>
To: bugtraq securityfocus com
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Subject: Re: Major security risk in the unlock pattern for Android devices
Date: Fri - Jan 15, 2010 09:03 AM


Sure you would.  Most people press slightly harder initially, and
usually the beginning and end points will be rounded.

Would I say its a "major" risk?  No.  The "locking" features of most
phones have no real security purpose at all, just psychological peace.

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